Digital BW, The Print

CE,

Ilford Smooth Fine Art is the same paper as Hahnemuhle William Turner 
190 gsm. And, it is a FINE paper for b/w with Epson printers, 
including BO and other inksets.

Shilesh

--- In 
DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "nelsonfotodotcom" 
<nelsonfoto@...> wrote:
>
> First off, my sincerest gratitude to the founders of this group.
> Reading my buns off and there's plenty of good info to be had, but
> nothing touching on my question.
> 
> I have a Canon iP6000D. This is a quick and reliable printer for 
color
> photos and standard printing tasks. However, it's not worth a penny 
as
> a B&W printer, casting heavily. I attempted to BO it and got a print
> that did not reflect the gray areas of my neg. Not bad, and my son 
had
> a blast coloring them, but they're not suitable for sale or display.
> 
> Question 1 - Clayton, or others... have you any knowledge of Canon
> printers and whether or not they can be made to work as black-only
> with good results?
> 
> Question 2 - My preferred print-stock is Ilford Smooth Fine Art 
rags.
> If I go with a C86 (non-BO, full grey-set from MIS), should this be 
a
> problem?
> 
> Thanks, and I await your advice with bated breath.
> 
> Sincerely,
> CE Nelson
> 
> http://nelsonfoto.com
> http://nelsonfoto.com/phpBB2/index.php
>